110 in the Waterbag, edited by Lenore Layman and Criena Fitzgerald, is based on oral history and archival research and records the living conditions, establishment of the goldfields and leisure activities of people in the early days.

The book also details the experiences of Aboriginal people as European settlement came to the Mulga country.

Emma Wynne spoke to Lenore Layman about the twin towns of Gwalia and Leonora, and found out some interesting details about early days, including the 'beer strikes,' how the state government was forced to built a pub in Gwalia and how several ladies' dresses caught fire when the steam tram was launched.